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Velvet Revolution in Armenia: April-May 2018
Velvet Revolution in Armenia: April-May 2018 Demonstrators protesting in front of a public radio station in Yerevan on April 14, 2018. Photo credit: Ավետիսյան91 via Wikimedia Commons A historic sudden shift in the politics of Armenia took place through a non-violent, so-called ‘Velvet (or Love) Revolution’ over April and May this year. The leader of the revolution, Nikol Pashinyan, was elected Prime Minister in snap elections on May 8 following mass protests that began in mid-April. Mr. Pashinyan enjoys public confidence of around 90% in
